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Oct. 11, 1938. c. E. WITTMACK OVERALL Filed Jan. 6, 1958 INVENTOR.

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Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES OVERALL Charles E. Wittmack,Oshkosh, Wis., assignor to Oshkosh BGosh, Inc., Oshkosh, Wis., acorporation of Wisconsin Application January 6,

l 2 Claims.

The invention relates to overalls and more particularly to a new andimproved bib construction therefor.

The object of the invention is to provide a reenforced bib constructionin which a single member eleminates the usual triangular button stays atthe upper corners of the bib and reenforces the entire top edge of thebib and at the same time functions as a pocket flap and extends and isfastened over the top of the pocket or pockets provided in the bib, onlyone fastener being necessary to close the pocket flap, which preventschaff, straw, dirt, etc., accumulating in the pockets and effectivelyholds the contents therein when stooping over.

The invention further consists in the several features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawing:

2 Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of a pair of overalls provided with abib embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of the bib, parts being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing, the numeral 4 designates the overalls as a whole and 5the bib portion thereof which may be formed integral with or be securedto the main body portion of the garment.

The bib portion 5 is provided with a pocket or pockets here shown asformed by a piece 6 of material sewed around its inturned sides andbottom edges 'by the stitching I to the bib 5 and which may be sewed byspaced stitching 8 to said bib 5 so as to provide two pockets 9 and apocket space ID which is closed at the top by a fastener part II andopened intermediate its ends by a slit l2 cut in said piece 6. Theinturned top edge of the piece 6 is also shown as provided withstitching l3, and beyond the rows of stitching 8 said edge is open toform the openings to the pockets 9. The pockets 9 may, of course, beformed in other ways than that specifically shown.

A reenforcing member [4 extends across the entire top of the bib 5, andits top and side edges I5 are turned over corresponding inturned edgesl6 of said bib and secured over said edges by stitching l1, Fig. 3showing this construction in detail in connection with the top edge. Thelower flexible edge [8 of the member I4 is turned in and 1938, SerialNo. 183,587

sewed to its body by the stitching l9, and it may taper from the sidesto the center, one part of a snap fastener being mounted in said memberadjacent the edge at the center and adapted to engage the other part I lon the bib when said member is in closed position over the tops of thepockets 9. The suspender buttons 2| are secured to the corners of thebib which it will be noted is reenforced by the double thickness of themember I4 at these points.

The buttons 2! are adapted to be engaged by the eyed members 22 carriedby the straps or suspenders 23 of the garment.

With this construction the member I4 takes the place of the usualseparate triangular button stays secured to the bib at the upper cornersand also reenforces the entire top edge of the bib and further functionsas a cover flap to prevent chaff, straw, dirt, or other foreign matteraccumulating in the pockets 9 and prevents their contents spilling outwhen stooping over, only one fastener being necessary to close this flapover the tops of the pockets.

I desire it to be understood that this invention is not to be limited toany particular form or ar- 25 rangement of parts except in so far assuch limitations are included in the claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In an overall, the combination of a bib provided with a pocketopening toward the upper end of said bib, a reinforcing member extendingacross the upper edge of said bib and secured to said edge and havingits bottom edge extending below the open end of said pocket and sideedges extending to substantially the level of the pocket opening andsecured, for their entire length, to the side edges of the bib to bringthe lower edge of said member normally in pocket-covering position.

2. In an overall, the combination of a bib provided with turned edges atits sides and top and with a pocket opening toward the upper end of thebib, a reinforcing member having a bottom edge extending below thepocket opening and top and side edges bent and extending over the turnededges of said bib and secured to said bib, said side edges extendingdown the sides of the bib to substantially the level of the pocketopening to bring the lower edge of the reinforcing member normally inpocket-covering position.

CHARLES E. WITTMACK.

